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HUNDREDS of thousands of teachers will take part in a two-day strike across England today in a bitter pay dispute.

Teaching staff were absent for three days just two weeks ago after the talks failed.

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England will go on strike today and tomorrow.

The two-day strike was also planned for Wales but has since been called off after the Welsh government reviewed their wage offer.

On a big day of industrial action, the strikers include teachers, university professors, civil servants, trainee doctors, London Underground drivers and BBC journalists.

The NEU has refused to call off the mass strikes despite desperate pleas from Education Secretary Gillian Keegan.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said in an open letter to parents: “This industrial action will mean further disruption to children’s education and also to their lives, whether it be at work, childcare arrangements or the change of other plans”.

“I am extremely disappointed that so many young people are once again missing out on invaluable time learning with their teachers and friends, particularly after their education has been significantly disrupted during the pandemic.

“This morning I have written to the unions again to invite them to have those talks on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, all they have to do is call off the strikes which are unnecessary and do not benefit anyone.”

Here is the full list of schools in England that are being forced to close their doors.

southern england

Several schools in the south of England will be closed.

London

People are advised to check with their local authority for information on school closures in their area.

barking and dagenham

Barnett

bexley

Brent

Bromley

camden

City of London

croydon

eat

enfield

Greenwich

Hackney

Hammersmith and Fulham

haringey

Harrow

havering

hillingdon

hounslow

islington

Kensington and Chelsea

Kingston on the Thames

lambeth

lewisham

Merton

Newham

red bridge

Richmond on the Thames

Southwark

sutton

tower villages

Waltham Forest

Wandsworth

Westminster

buckinghamshire

You can find a full list of schools and whether they are open or closed in Buckinghamshire here.

Kent

You can use this search tool to find out which schools will be closed in Kent.

east sussex

You can find a full list of schools that will be closed or partially open here.

sussex

See here for details on East Sussex, and click here if you live in West Sussex.

hampshire

Hundreds of schools across Hampshire will be affected by teacher strikes.

You can find a list of school closures here.

Dorset

Check here for updates on school closures in Dorset.

Cornwall

Cornwall Council have confirmed that they will not publish a list of schools closed as a result of the strike, as it is not an emergency event such as those caused by extreme weather conditions.

Devon

The following schools in Devon will partially close on March 15 for a two-day strike.

• Ilfracombe Church of England Grammar School
• marwood school
• St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Bideford
• great torrington school
• Alphington Primary School
• southmead school
• Bowhill Elementary School
• West Down School
• Berrynarbor Church of England Grammar School

Georgeham Church of England (VC) Primary School will close completely on March 15 for two days.

Offwell Church Of England Primary School will be open on March 15, but will close completely on March 16.

Somersault

The following schools will be partially closed on Wednesday and Thursday.

• ansford academy
• Ashlands CofE First School
• Birchfield Elementary School
• Buckler’s Mead Academy
• Charlton Mackrell CofE Elementary School
• Crispin School
• fairmead school
• Fiveways Special School
• Herne View Elementary School
• Holy Trinity Coffee School, Taunton
• Huish Episcopi Academy
• Meare Village Primary School
• St Dunstan’s School Academy Trust
• Saint Michael’s Academy
• Stanchester Academy
• Stoberry Park School
• Vallis First School
• Wadham CofE VC Community School

Partially closed only on March 15.

• Walton CofE VC Elementary School

Completely closed only on March 15.

• Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School

Partially closed only on March 16.

• Evercreech CofE Elementary School
• the castle school

You can find more information here.

oxfordshire

The full list of schools closed will be available here.

west midlands

warwickshire

The following schools will be partially closed for both days.

• Newburgh Elementary School
• Rugby Free Secondary School
• Curdworth Elementary
• Wilmcote C of E Elementary School
• Goodyers final primary
• Orton Water Elementary School

The schools below will be completely closed on March 15 and 16.

• Rugby High School
• Goodyers final primary

coventry

Affected schools will be announced here.

Birmingham

There are more than 40 schools closed on both days of the industrial action.

BirminghamLive has posted the full list here.

wolverhampton

The affected schools will be listed here.

northern england

yorkshire

The full list of affected schools can be found here.

Manchester

Parents are asked to keep an eye on their local council websites for updates.

Schools that will be closing will appear here.